Toilet seat



Dec. 9, 1930, B. C, BOQTH 1,784,807

TOILET SEAT original Fild Nov. 11, 1927 Patented Dec.` 9, 1930 Y,

UNITE!) STATES PATENT fonia.

:BYRON O. BOOTH, OF MUSKEGON HEIGHTSQMIOHIGAN, AssIGivon TO THEanniv's-y F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, n OOREORATION: OF

WICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY, O

DELAWARE i TOILE T SEAT Application med November 11, 1927,'seria1 Ne.232,627?. Renewed septeaber `12, 1930.

My invention relates to toilet seats, and more particularly to hingestherefor.

An object of my invention is to provide a toilet seat having a hingewhich is concealed from view when the seat is inlowered posi tion andwhich therefore has" an especially attractive appearance.

4vAnother obj ect of the invention is to provide a seat and hinge ofthis type with concealed devices for checking the movement of the seatso that it may be held in an elevated and rearwardly inclined position.

@ther objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds.

Referring to the-drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan viewV of a seat embodying my invention;` l

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the rear of such aseat, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showing theseatattached to a closet bowl, which is shown in dotted lines,

the seat being shown in raised position in dotted lines.

My preferred embodiment comprises a core l, preferably made of laminatedwood. In the rear of the core is an insert madeof cast -iron or similarmaterial. A portion of the insertis embedded in the core, this portion vbeing in the form of a iat plate 3, preferably roughened or corrugatedas shown to in'- crease its area of vcontact and consequent grippingpower. Adjacent the plate 3 is a shoulder 4 which abuts snugly againstthe rear of the core. Rearwardly extending from the shoulder is ashellhaving a top 5 and sides 6 in which are formed aligned apertures 7.The top portion is curved downwardly in back to form a rear portion 8.

A coating 9 of rubber, a phenolic condensation product, or a similarplastic material extends continnousl insert.

Standards 10 having threaded posts 11 are secured to a closet bowl l2and extend upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, into the cavity defined bythe shell and have pintles 14 thereon which extend into the apertures o7 in the insert.

y over the entire core and` .The seat ymay be movedv to,l a Vpositionslightly beyond the vertical, at which point 'the vvcurved rear portion8 of the shell will abut against'the standards, thus checkingthe'rotationof theseat. 4 f

In constructing the preferred embodiment 'ofthe invention, the 'corelisbuilt up of laminated wood and shape'dtothe form of'a toilet seat. Anopening is cnt i'n the rear and the 4 plate 34 of the insert driventherein.. A coatf ingof rubber or other plastic, material is'then moldedoverthe core 4and thelprojecting shell-like portion of thefinse'rt, and,in the case of rubber, vulcanizedthereon- It 'will readily be seen vthata seat embodye ing my `invention.will be unusually attra-ci tive inappearance because of the fact that l a perfectly: smooth `surface isexposedwhen the seat` is lowered, withno hinge elements in j view'. vSuch a. structure is also obviously highly sanitary. l

My invention may forms. rFor example, the core 'may be madeA ofground'oorl, woodshavings, or of various" kinds of: fiber 'held togetherby afsuit'able binder, or shoddy rubber, coated asabovedescribed. lOr,the seat may be nfioldeda]` solid unit'oflplastic material.)V

Otherj modifications Vwill come within the spirit of myinvention asdefined by the ap-V pended claims, and'l do i ed to the 'embodimentsdescribed.

`What IV claim and` ters Patent isz* l. The combination'of atoiilet'seathaving acavity in ,the rear portion thereoffclosed on alljside's exceptAatthe b'ottomiofithe seat.,`

trainer "lof takevarious modified ee wat tete' ineaf desire tos'ecureby- Letf` and `a standard.y extefridingfi'ntoV said' cavity andsiipp'ortingy said .seat for'pivotal movement# A 'A' Y 2." rIhecombination of atoilet seat having a l'cavity inthe lower rear portion'thereof, i

the seat, and a. standard extending Vintogfsaid cavityl and supportingsaid se'atfor pivotal movement, 'and l lengage-able with fthef rear wallof. sai said seat.l

8. The combination of a toilet seat body formed of a plasticcompositionand having closed on all sides'eXcept-at thejbottorn of" cavityto limitthe rotation'of i a cavity in the rear portion thereof closed on allsides except at the bottom of the body, and an upwardly and rearwardlyextending standard concealed within said cavity when said body is inlowered position and pivotally supporting said body and engageable withthe rear wall of said cavity to limit the rotation of lsaid body. l

4. The combination'of a toilet seat comr-A prising` a core, al metallic.insert inthe rear of. saidzcore having a cavityin the lower rearportion thereof, a coatingof plastic material completely covering saidcore and said insert, a standard concealed within said cavity when saidseatis in lowered position,

and a pintle onv said standard extending` into a wall of said cavity forsupporting said seatfor pivotal movement.

5. The combination of a toilet seat Vcomi prising a core, a metallicinsertgin the rear of said core having a cavity closed Von allV sidesexcepting at the bottom, a coating of plastic material completely`covering said v 'core' and said insert, a'standard concealed Within saidcavity When said seat is in` lowered position,an`cl a' pintleon'saidstandard l extending into a wall of said cavity'for supportingsaid seat for pivotal movement.

6. Atoilet seat comprising a Wooden core, v

a metallic insert in the rear of said core having ashell-like memberprojecting from said core, a pair yofstandardsj concealed withinV saidmember when said seat is `in lowered position and'pivot'ally'supporting` the same, and a thick coating of plasticv substancecovering said'core and insert and presenting an .uninterrupted surfaceat the points of juncture of'said core and said member. c

n `7. Atoilet seat comprising awoodencore,l a shell-like member ysecuredto the rear.

thereof and projecting therefrom, a coating of hardrubber molded on saidcoreand said member and presenting an uninterrupted surface; at thepointsof junctureV of said core and said member, anda istandardconcealed within said member when `said seat; `is in lowered positionand having a pintle project! ing into an opening in the wall thereof forpivotally` supporting'said seat.; l

8. A toilet seat comprising arwoodencore, a ymetallic l insert in therear 'of said core havinga shell-like member projecting theref from, acoatingof hard rubber-molded on said core andrinsert and presenting anfun,-Y

interrupted surface at the points. of juncture of said core andsaidmember, and a standard concealed within said shell-like`V memberwhens'aid seat is'in lowered position and having a pintle projectinginto an l openingin vthe Vvwall of said member for'V piv-l. otallysupporting said seat.v A

" BYRON O'. BOO'1 `H.

